Chapter 324: The Night of Parting (1/2)
By the time Bai Luochu finished her briefing, night had already fallen. Originally, Ying Lan wanted her to stay in the Remote Paddy Inn for a farewell dinner, but she refused.
“The Desolate Region isn’t like the capital city. I need to make full use of my time to pack for the expedition. As a military physician, I have to bring some treatment tools and elixirs just in case. With how urgently the old emperor is treating this, I might have to leave the day after tomorrow.”
Ying Lan naturally understood what Bai Luochu said and no longer tried to keep her. Bai Luochu merely waved her hand before heading to the First Prince’s residence.
“Say, do you think Divine Physician Bai will return safely?” Meng Luoping was a complete businessman and he hated to take risks. He wasn’t able to understand the meaning behind Bai Luochu’s actions.
“Of course she will. Heaven helps the worthy. Divine Physician Bai will surely return safely. Perhaps, when she returns, a completely different Divine Physician Bai will appear before us.” Guan Yue answered.
Ying Lan preferred Guan Yue’s statement, ‘Heaven helps the worthy’. This was the most suitable statement to describe Bai Luochu. After a miserable death, his mistress was able to reincarnate into her current body. If this wasn’t Heaven helping the worthy, what was?
Bai Luochu went over to the First Prince’s residence to confirm her attendance for the expedition before returning to the general’s residence.
The moment she returned, she made a list of everything she needed and passed it to Cai Ling. “Pack everything on this list.”
Cai Ling glanced at the list and immediately went to work. Bai Luochu was shocked that this little chatterbox would start working so quickly as she was prepared to give her a lengthy explanation behind her acceptance of the imperial decree. Bai Luochu was even more amazed when Cai Ling reappeared in just a short while.
Cai Ling placed the items on the table and said to Bai Luochu, “When Mistress said you were going to look for Commander Ying at the Remote Paddy Inn, this servant already understood Mistress’ intentions. I knew you were determined to head over to the Desolate Region and I packed everything in advance.”
“Aren’t you afraid that all your efforts would be in vain when I came back and rejected the imperial decree?” Bai Luochu was very surprised at Cai Ling’s attentiveness.
Cai Ling replied casually, “It’s even better if Mistress decides not to go. This servant will be happy to unpack the items. If Mistress decides to go anyway, the items will already be packed. No matter what, this servant can’t go wrong.”